How to Think Like a VC by Ashmeet Sidana

​Veteran Venture Capitalist Ashmeet Sidana will explore the counter-intuitive ways VCs think. 

​What is the difference between gambling and investing? Is more risk better or worse? How do VCs estimate the Market size for a market that does not even exist yet? Using the original YouTube seed pitch from the founders and previously confidential emails of the investment decision by Sequoia Capital he will highlight how to think like an investor.  

​Speaker-

​Ashmeet Sidana is the Founder and Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital. Investing before traditional venture  firms, Engineering Capital specializes in leading seed rounds in software companies with a technical  insight. Ashmeet’s experience includes running venture capital funds and leadership positions helping  build the industry leading products VMware ESX Server and Silicon Graphics WebFORCE.

​Agenda-

​5:00 PM - 5:30 PM- Registration and Networking

​5:30 PM - 6:10 PM- Presentation by Ashmeet Sidana

​6:10- 6:30 PM- Audience Q&A & Discussion

​6:30- 7 PM- Networking

​Hosted by-

​VC Nest: VC Nest is a leading hub for fund managers and portfolio startups centrally located in Palo Alto downtown.